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washington has run four straight years of trillion dollar deficit he has not cut the deficit in half of the was an office the gap between the revenue it took in 2.5 trillion of taxes but spent 3.5 trillion it is now going to hit the limit before the year is out. the each of $51,000. debt ceiling debate anybody? look at those numbers. of the nobel peace prize has done it again. none other than the european union. despite the debt crisis and poor fostering peace and democracy. joining me now is john browne he believes they do not deserve the award. we also have the opposing view. richard, i will read the review of the european union for over six decades continue to the event apiece and reconciliation and human-rights in europe. why do you think they chose the e.u.? >> first, you and i are young but if you look back 70 years they only had the balkans war. europe has been saved and pay it -- peaceful. is a little aspiration all. that the european union do more. >> should you have the economies that were also? >> piece was insured by nato and the deterrent combined with the united kingdom
washington has run four straight years of trillion dollar deficit he has not cut the deficit in half of the was an office the gap between the revenue it took in 2.5 trillion of taxes but spent 3.5 trillion it is now going to hit the limit before the year is out. the each of $51,000. debt ceiling debate anybody? look at those numbers. of the nobel peace prize has done it again. none other than the european union. despite the debt crisis and poor fostering peace and democracy. joining me now is...
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because according to experts, he'd have to raise taxes on the middle class - or increase the deficit to pay for it. if we can't trust him here... how could we ever trust him here? why not get buried in something other than work? get two times the points on travel, with chase sapphire preferred. >>> dieters, i guess everybody. >> we're always on a diet somewhere. >> what if i told you could lose weight and still have all the foods you love. i know it sounds too good to be true. >> that's exactly what mark mcdonald teaches. so, we sent mark to the grocery store to show us how with moderation you really can have it all. >> so, right now i'm going to edgeicate you, we're going to educate you as we shop with lexi here how to get the foods that you love quickly, efficiently and affordable. when you look at veggies. you want to get a variety of colors because each vegetable provides you with a different level of antioxidants that help protect your selves and keep your bodies healthy. choose the fruits that you love. make sure that they look fresh and, remember, just get enough that will las
because according to experts, he'd have to raise taxes on the middle class - or increase the deficit to pay for it. if we can't trust him here... how could we ever trust him here? why not get buried in something other than work? get two times the points on travel, with chase sapphire preferred. >>> dieters, i guess everybody. >> we're always on a diet somewhere. >> what if i told you could lose weight and still have all the foods you love. i know it sounds too good to be...
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. >> if it's true that it's not going to add to the deficit, that leaves only one option and that's asking middle class families to foot bill. >> reporter: the president's charge of a $5 trillion tax cut is obviously inaccurate and wrong. >> reporter: romney also in ohio mocked the obama campaign's mocking his plan to cut funds for pbs. >> big bird. >> big bird. >> big bird. >> he's focused on saving big bird. kind of a strange thing in my view because you see i'm focused on helping the american people get good jobs. >> reporter: sesame's street now asked the obama campaign to pull the big bird ad, yet there are weightier questions here as congress looks in to whether the u.s. was warned of the deadly libya attack. >> twice in the six month lead up, you had bombings at our compound there in benghazi and it's 9/11 in libya. what other warnings do you need? >> reporter: warnings of trouble now for president obama, romney's closing the gap. the latest polls, reuters has them tied. gallup has romney up by two. pew has him up by four. and we were talking about the polls in the balgtd ground sta
. >> if it's true that it's not going to add to the deficit, that leaves only one option and that's asking middle class families to foot bill. >> reporter: the president's charge of a $5 trillion tax cut is obviously inaccurate and wrong. >> reporter: romney also in ohio mocked the obama campaign's mocking his plan to cut funds for pbs. >> big bird. >> big bird. >> big bird. >> he's focused on saving big bird. kind of a strange thing in my view because...
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because according to experts, he'd have to raise taxes on the middle class - or increase the deficit to pay for it. if we can't trust him here... how could we ever trust him here? when you take a closer look... ...at the best schools in the world... ...you see they all have something very interesting in common. they have teachers... ...with a deeper knowledge of their subjects. as a result, their students achieve at a higher level. let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our...
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the treasury department says the deficit did fall by $207 billion. analyst says the government borrowed about 31 cents of every dollar it spent. >>> and giant fever. the giants dug out shop at at&t park and san francisco was a very big -- dizzy play -- busy place. >> i was told not to buy anymore t-shirts before the world series but i snuck over to the store. i think he'll forgive me when he sees what they are. >> restaurants near the stadium say they're gearing up for a wave of post season baseball fans and hoping to cash in just like to did two years egg. >>> right now the giants still learning where they play their game. if the national wins game one is in washington. the cardinals win, it's at at&tar park. either way you'll be able to watch that game on ktvu channel 2 right after the niner game. >>> shock. >>> students mourn the death of a popular teacher. the strange take into consideration have some people wonder what happened. >>> our high school football game of the week is just about to kick off near the free month fire birds trying to upset
the treasury department says the deficit did fall by $207 billion. analyst says the government borrowed about 31 cents of every dollar it spent. >>> and giant fever. the giants dug out shop at at&t park and san francisco was a very big -- dizzy play -- busy place. >> i was told not to buy anymore t-shirts before the world series but i snuck over to the store. i think he'll forgive me when he sees what they are. >> restaurants near the stadium say they're gearing up for...
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and chris wallace started grilling him, a promise it will be deficit neutral and very vague promise it will be paid for. so chris wallace said as loop holes and deductions, that's sort of the key. and ryan basically said i don't have the time to get into all the math. >> now, now -- let me put you right there, steve. not joe biden, the vice president pacing him thursday night. he couldn't even get specifics there. the exchange between he and chris wallace on fox news. >> here's what we're saying -- >> we'll get to the deductions but the cut in tax rates. >> it's lower -- >> how much does that cost? >> it's revenue neutral. >> it's not neutral unless you take away the deduction. i'll get to that in a second. lowering the tax rately difference. >> >> you haven't give me the math. >> well i don't have the time -- it would take me too long to go through all of the math. >> it would take me too long to explain the math. this is a fox news sank ore saying you haven't given me the math. if he can't deal with that on a friendly station, how will he go up against vice president joe biden? >> tw
and chris wallace started grilling him, a promise it will be deficit neutral and very vague promise it will be paid for. so chris wallace said as loop holes and deductions, that's sort of the key. and ryan basically said i don't have the time to get into all the math. >> now, now -- let me put you right there, steve. not joe biden, the vice president pacing him thursday night. he couldn't even get specifics there. the exchange between he and chris wallace on fox news. >> here's what...
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no team has ever come back from an 0-2 deficit by winning three game on the road. the giants have a chance to do it tonight. the reds still have not won a play-off game, a home play-off game in 17 years. nats hosting the cardinals in game three. second inning, cardinals up one. edwin jackson for a three run home run. cardinals win 8-0. st. louis leads that series 2-1. they can put the nats away today. all eight teams on the field. giants and reds play game five at 1:00 eastern time today. followed by the nats and cards at 4:00. yankees and close it out against the os and tigers and as all or nothing for those two teams in oakland tonight. >>> well in cycling, the legacy of lance armstrong took another substantial hit yesterday. the u.s. anti-doping agency released 1,000 pages of what it called overwhelming evidence against armstrong and his former cycling team regarding doping charges. 11 of armstrong's former teammates testified against him claiming armstrong not only participated himself in doping but demanded his teammates follow his lead or leave the team. ceo
no team has ever come back from an 0-2 deficit by winning three game on the road. the giants have a chance to do it tonight. the reds still have not won a play-off game, a home play-off game in 17 years. nats hosting the cardinals in game three. second inning, cardinals up one. edwin jackson for a three run home run. cardinals win 8-0. st. louis leads that series 2-1. they can put the nats away today. all eight teams on the field. giants and reds play game five at 1:00 eastern time today....
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. >> we can't afford another series of budget deficits of roughly $1 trillion a year. recognize, this is not just bad for the economy. it's bad for jobs. >> reporter: brandi hitt, abc news, danville, kentucky. >>> abc news is proud to play a special role in tonight's debate. abc's chief foreign affairs correspondent, martha raddatz, will serve as moderator. she checked out the stage in danville yesterday. we wish her good luck. >>> the main event tonight, beginning at 9:00 p.m. eastern. join diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos, and our team for live coverage and analysis. >>> the romney campaign has agreed to stop mentioning the name of a navy s.e.a.l. killed in the consulate attack after his mother complained. romney had been telling voters of sharing a christmas dinner with the former s.e.a.l., glen dougherty, two or three years ago. but his mother called on romney to stop making his death, her words, part of his political agenda. >>> last month, the embassy attack in libya that killed four americans, including ambassador chris stevens. department officials say th
. >> we can't afford another series of budget deficits of roughly $1 trillion a year. recognize, this is not just bad for the economy. it's bad for jobs. >> reporter: brandi hitt, abc news, danville, kentucky. >>> abc news is proud to play a special role in tonight's debate. abc's chief foreign affairs correspondent, martha raddatz, will serve as moderator. she checked out the stage in danville yesterday. we wish her good luck. >>> the main event tonight, beginning...
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about abortion, reproductive rights, they care about issues around the economy, around jobs, around deficit, around education. that's how they are making their case to women. >> well, it's interesting, governor romney was asked again in ohio yesterday to clarify his stance. let me play his latest response. >> i think i've said time and again, i'm a pro life candidate and i'll be a pro life candidate. the actions i'll take immediately will be to remove funding for planned parenthood. >> so, mark, that comment comes after several articles pointed out that conservative women organization, particularly susan b. anthony, have basically put out a letter calling out governor romney on his pledge to fight for legislation that is favorable to where they stand on the battle for abortion. >> tamron, we did see from governor romney a market shift in tone in his comments to the des moines register. >> is it being too kind to say a shift in tone? >> that is the way you look at it. he was talking about legislation before him. clearly that is something he wouldn't have said during the republican primary se
about abortion, reproductive rights, they care about issues around the economy, around jobs, around deficit, around education. that's how they are making their case to women. >> well, it's interesting, governor romney was asked again in ohio yesterday to clarify his stance. let me play his latest response. >> i think i've said time and again, i'm a pro life candidate and i'll be a pro life candidate. the actions i'll take immediately will be to remove funding for planned parenthood....
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i asked more questions like why was it with a trillion dollar deficit, he found it in his -- in his heart to put $90 billion into green energy companies that in many cases were contributors to his campaign. at least the owners of those businesses were. and why was it with what he had promised during his campaign, that health insurance premiums he would bring down by $2,500 a year, instead they went up by $2,500 a year. you know, i know we've heard his answers over the campaign. had he says look you can't fix washington from the inside, only do it from the outside. we're going to give him that chance, all right. >> that was mitt romney at a rally in richmond, virginia, karen finney some sharp words. >> not unexpected. >> not unexpected at all. >> i'll start first with benghazi, which we didn't talk about earlier and which we will talk about now. mitt romney clearly sees an opening here, foreign policy wise to hit the president. said that president is doubling down on denial in his remarks just a moment ago. let's talk about how the vice president handled that last night. let's play actuall
i asked more questions like why was it with a trillion dollar deficit, he found it in his -- in his heart to put $90 billion into green energy companies that in many cases were contributors to his campaign. at least the owners of those businesses were. and why was it with what he had promised during his campaign, that health insurance premiums he would bring down by $2,500 a year, instead they went up by $2,500 a year. you know, i know we've heard his answers over the campaign. had he says look...
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you expose how detached the president is, as it relates to the budget dole and the deficit. he has a lack of relationships. you're best known for watergate. here we have a situation in benghazi, a known hot bed for terrorist training, an ambassador writing in his diary that he felt his life was in jeopardy. he requested additional security and it was denied. the libyan president said it was a terror attack from the very beginning. the white house went out there with this line that this was spontaneous with mortars and rocket-propelled grenades. it had nothing to do with america and the anniversary of 9/11. it was all based on a movie trailer. all of this story is unraveling. i would think, as a reporter, i am not a reporter, you are known to be a great reporter. this would be a gold mine. why are your colleagues in the media ignoring it? >> well, actually, some very strong stories have been done -- in the washington post -- they have. there is more to be done. clearly there is a disconnect -- i just want to correct one thing about what i say in the book about obama. i don't
you expose how detached the president is, as it relates to the budget dole and the deficit. he has a lack of relationships. you're best known for watergate. here we have a situation in benghazi, a known hot bed for terrorist training, an ambassador writing in his diary that he felt his life was in jeopardy. he requested additional security and it was denied. the libyan president said it was a terror attack from the very beginning. the white house went out there with this line that this was...
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is surplus into a huge deficit. in n. paying deficit down you should score the fact we are coming out of iraq and afghanistan. the other thing that the president has proposed and that he he understands is we cannot cut our way to prosperity. we need a balanced approach and growing our economy by doing things leak the senator opposed like restructuring the auto industry in order to put people back to work and make manufacturing jobs grow is one of the actions we need to take in order to do that. the fact of the matter is the president because he has the responsibility of office has been specific about what he proposes and mitt romney tells us to trust him. his plan is hiding behind door number three with carroll merrill and his undisclosed tax returns. >> chris: i'm glad you practiced the line. >> the lines are great. his budget tax increase on job creators. budget gimmicks brings us to $25 trillion in debt over ten years. this president has added more are debt than any other president -- >> not true. >> he said he w
is surplus into a huge deficit. in n. paying deficit down you should score the fact we are coming out of iraq and afghanistan. the other thing that the president has proposed and that he he understands is we cannot cut our way to prosperity. we need a balanced approach and growing our economy by doing things leak the senator opposed like restructuring the auto industry in order to put people back to work and make manufacturing jobs grow is one of the actions we need to take in order to do that....
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he proposes tax deductions in real-estate to reduce the deficits. what this means is, over time, $45 billion over the next decade. >> we are running short on time. the dough and paul debate. >> this is a deadly earnest. how they can justify raising taxes on the middle-class, who have been buried the last four years. how, in lord's name, can they justify raising their taxes? >> vice-president biden just today said that the middle-class over the last of we were years has been ". ." we agree. that means we need to stop digging by electing mitt romney the next president of the united states. >> what did you think, jonathan? >> you talk to a lot of folks in the romney campaign and they say joe biden is the gift that keeps on giving. you saw him pause when he said four years. i think he meant to say the last 10 years, and it came out wrong. this is fodder for the obama campaign. it will not change, i do not think, in a huge way, the course of events, but there is no question the obama campaign folks, every time biden is out there, they are nervous about w
he proposes tax deductions in real-estate to reduce the deficits. what this means is, over time, $45 billion over the next decade. >> we are running short on time. the dough and paul debate. >> this is a deadly earnest. how they can justify raising taxes on the middle-class, who have been buried the last four years. how, in lord's name, can they justify raising their taxes? >> vice-president biden just today said that the middle-class over the last of we were years has been...
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obama's four deficits are the four largest in us history. he's adding almost as much debt as all 43 previous presidents -- combined. and over 30 cents of every dollar obama spends is borrowed. much of it from countries like china. he's not just wasting money he's borrowing it and then wasting it. we can't afford four more years. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this messe. when we switched to fios, we got better tv, better phone better internet. [ male announcer ] it's time to get more for our money. upgrade to verizon fi internet, tv anand phone with our best price online: just $84.99 a month, guaranteed for one year with no annual contract. internet is absolutely imperative for school nowadays. look up this, write an essay on that. my life is greatly improved because of fios. [ male announcer ] don't wait! switch to fios for a super-low $84.99 a month for a year with no annual contract. visit verizon.com/superoffer. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities welcome to life on fios. at 800-974-6006 tty/v. this year,
obama's four deficits are the four largest in us history. he's adding almost as much debt as all 43 previous presidents -- combined. and over 30 cents of every dollar obama spends is borrowed. much of it from countries like china. he's not just wasting money he's borrowing it and then wasting it. we can't afford four more years. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this messe. when we switched to fios, we got better tv, better phone better internet. [ male announcer ] it's time to get more...
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enough deductions and loopholes that only affect high income individuals to avoid either raising the deficit or burdening the middle class. it's math, it's arithmetic. >> get the rates down, lower deductions and exemptions to create more jobs because there's nothing better for getting us to a balanced budget to have more people working, earning more money and paying taxes and that's by far the most effective and efficient way to get this budget balanced. >> paul: welcome to the journal editorial report. i'm paul gigot. a big night in denver on wednesday, as president barack obama, and mitt romney met for the first presidential debate and the candidates sparred as you heard over taxes and the deficit as well as health care. wall street reform and the role of government. with mitt romney taking some sharp shots at the president's record these past four years. >> we're seeing right now is, in my view, a trickle down government approach which has government thinking it can do a better job than free people pursuing their dreams and that's not working the. proof of that is 23 million people out of
enough deductions and loopholes that only affect high income individuals to avoid either raising the deficit or burdening the middle class. it's math, it's arithmetic. >> get the rates down, lower deductions and exemptions to create more jobs because there's nothing better for getting us to a balanced budget to have more people working, earning more money and paying taxes and that's by far the most effective and efficient way to get this budget balanced. >> paul: welcome to the...
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budget deficit topped $1 trillion in fiscal 2012. that's our fourth-largest budget deficit since world war two. that held wall street's gains in check: the dow rose 2.5 points, the nasdaq fell five. the s&p down four. for the week, the major averages were all off more than 2%. the nasdaq was hit the worst, down almost 3%. >> susie: a new housing boom? >> susie: a new housing boom? a lot of talk and headlines about a recovery in housing. even consumers are feeling more confident as they see signs of a pick up in housing. next week we'll get more direction on where the nation's housing market is headed with the latest monthly numbers on new home construction and sales of existing homes. diane eastabrook reports. >> reporter: it looks like the housing market is finally emerging from its long funk. in august existing home sales increased nearly 8% to their highest level in more than two years. home construction is gaining steam along with builder confidence. and the standard and poors case shiller home price index which tracks home price
budget deficit topped $1 trillion in fiscal 2012. that's our fourth-largest budget deficit since world war two. that held wall street's gains in check: the dow rose 2.5 points, the nasdaq fell five. the s&p down four. for the week, the major averages were all off more than 2%. the nasdaq was hit the worst, down almost 3%. >> susie: a new housing boom? >> susie: a new housing boom? a lot of talk and headlines about a recovery in housing. even consumers are feeling more confident...
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you said you would cut the deficit in half. we still have trillion dollar deficits. >> five weeks before the election, he says his big bold idea is, never mind. >> if there is any good news for the president after the debate is that the unemployment rate dropped below 8% from 8.1%, to 7.8%, the lowest since he took office. jonathan martin was on the ground for the debate in denver. you say romney took the debate stage with the top republican verging on panic. did this turnaround for them? >> they are backing away from the edge. there is no question that this was a make or break moment for governor romney. if he had not shown up like he did in denver, you would have seen a really ugly scene here. a lot of folks in his party would have backed away from him. this puts him back in the game, it restores confidence among other people running for the house and senate this year who are now happy to be seen with him. it gives them a real boost when they desperately need it. he still has problems and a lot of swing states. this puts them
you said you would cut the deficit in half. we still have trillion dollar deficits. >> five weeks before the election, he says his big bold idea is, never mind. >> if there is any good news for the president after the debate is that the unemployment rate dropped below 8% from 8.1%, to 7.8%, the lowest since he took office. jonathan martin was on the ground for the debate in denver. you say romney took the debate stage with the top republican verging on panic. did this turnaround for...
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they have the same rates that is deficit neutral. different way demonstrated by martin feldstein at harvard got rid of deductions of higher income americans and he pointed out you can do that without burdening the middle class. harvey rosen of princeton university broaded base and depend on economic growth. again you don't have to burden the middle class. there are variety of demonstrations basic principle low rates and broad bases are better tax policy and will raise money necessary for the federal government. lori: one last question. >> sure. lori: who will win this presidential election? >> i think that governor romney is going to win but i will tell you it is very, very close. it will be very close to the end. this is not an election i see swinging in a strong way one way or the other, close to the finish line. it will be a tough battle. lori: douglas holtz-eakin. thank you so much. >> thank you. ashley: going to be interesting you know. obviously joe biden, vice president, came out swinging last night. was verying a grist sieve.
they have the same rates that is deficit neutral. different way demonstrated by martin feldstein at harvard got rid of deductions of higher income americans and he pointed out you can do that without burdening the middle class. harvey rosen of princeton university broaded base and depend on economic growth. again you don't have to burden the middle class. there are variety of demonstrations basic principle low rates and broad bases are better tax policy and will raise money necessary for the...
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turning to the deficit the numbers are in the 2012 budget deficit is actually slightly better than expected. it was only 1.1 dollars, versus $1.1 trillion deficit. what a deal! it is a trillion dollars for every year president obama has been in office. we'll crunch the number to see what they mean for the average taxpayer. we have gretchen hamel from public notice. thanks for coming back on the program. it is a staggering number. not as horrible as it could have been. how would you characterize it? >> i think it is pretty bad. 42 out of the 4 months the president has been in office he has run a deficit. i think when we're $16 trillion in debt it has an effect on the economy. even most economists say when the debt is greater than 90% of the gdp you start to see a slowing. right now our debt is over 100% of our gdp. melissa: break down why you see the slowing. i think when we talk about these numbers to the average person it sounds like monopoly money. it is such a huge number you could never break it back. if you break it down, 3500 per person. 3468 to be exact. during the time president oba
turning to the deficit the numbers are in the 2012 budget deficit is actually slightly better than expected. it was only 1.1 dollars, versus $1.1 trillion deficit. what a deal! it is a trillion dollars for every year president obama has been in office. we'll crunch the number to see what they mean for the average taxpayer. we have gretchen hamel from public notice. thanks for coming back on the program. it is a staggering number. not as horrible as it could have been. how would you characterize...
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any path forward on tax reform that promises to cut rates will either end up failing to reduce the deficit, or failing to protect the middle class from a net tax increase. >> eliot: senator schumer suggested allowing the rates to return to the prebush rate. of course republicans were quick to pounce on shumers new approach be old attacks. mitch mcconnell said, and i quote . . . for more on the mayhem in washington, i'm joined by one of your favorites bernie sanders,ent senator of vermont. thank you so much for joining us tonight. >> my pleasure. >> eliot: is chuck schumer right that we could challenge the premise that rates at the top should come down. >> of course schumer is right. what the republicans want to do and some democrats is lower the tax rates for the wealthiest people in this country at a time right now, when the effect of what the wealthiest people actually pay is the lowest in decades. and even if you manage to close some loopholes you will become neutral -- you are not going to bring in any more revenue to help us deal with the deficit. shumer is right in saying we have to
any path forward on tax reform that promises to cut rates will either end up failing to reduce the deficit, or failing to protect the middle class from a net tax increase. >> eliot: senator schumer suggested allowing the rates to return to the prebush rate. of course republicans were quick to pounce on shumers new approach be old attacks. mitch mcconnell said, and i quote . . . for more on the mayhem in washington, i'm joined by one of your favorites bernie sanders,ent senator of vermont....
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because according to experts, he would have to raise taxes on the middle class, or increase the deficit to pay for it. if we can't trust him here, how could we ever trust him here? >> roller coaster week hitting a high note for president obama. the new jobless numbers are easing the pain of his poor debate performance and bring romney's momentum to a sharp stop or it may not. joining me now, "new york times" columnist, nick kristof. an intriguing week politically, especially given 32 days before the election. let's start with the job figures today. because it's clearly good news for barack obama politically if nothing else. >> not only the numbers today but the revisions for the last two months. we seem to really be on a trajectory and you know, this is going -- apparently what really matters is not the economy for the year but the economy at the moment as people approach the election. people are beginning to vote. >> the good news for barack obama there. not so good news his performance at the debate. common consensus is a bit of a turkey. >> he blew it. >> why did he blow it? he's suc
because according to experts, he would have to raise taxes on the middle class, or increase the deficit to pay for it. if we can't trust him here, how could we ever trust him here? >> roller coaster week hitting a high note for president obama. the new jobless numbers are easing the pain of his poor debate performance and bring romney's momentum to a sharp stop or it may not. joining me now, "new york times" columnist, nick kristof. an intriguing week politically, especially...
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we have to recognize we have a $1 trillion annual deficit. unless we deal with ways of getting revenue and cut spending we'll be in a bad situation in our country for quite some time. carried interest shouldn't be singled out. everything shoulgd be looked at. >> due agree it should be taken out. everything should be looked at. but with respect to carried interest. >> carried interest won't solve the problem. we have a $1 trillion annual deficit. carried interest would carry about one tenth of 1%. we should solve the deficit. >> it sounds like you say keep it. >> i'm saying look at everything but look at it in the context what it will kofl. our bigger is not carried interest it's the deficit and the $16 trillion of debt. that's a far greater problem. >> what would you do and what would you recommend whoever the next president do to solve the fiscal cliff crisis? >> first what i would recommend and again i was in government and i didn't solve all these problems so i'm not a person that has all the solutions but what i would recommend the next p
we have to recognize we have a $1 trillion annual deficit. unless we deal with ways of getting revenue and cut spending we'll be in a bad situation in our country for quite some time. carried interest shouldn't be singled out. everything shoulgd be looked at. >> due agree it should be taken out. everything should be looked at. but with respect to carried interest. >> carried interest won't solve the problem. we have a $1 trillion annual deficit. carried interest would carry about...
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deficits. they both have a little problem with details. but there is a big, i would strike a big contrast if i was mitt romney. i would put a working state on one side and a welfare state on the other side and i would say america would be much, much better if dollars were earned instead of dollars awarded. it is time to stop rewarding our friends and punishing our enemies and having the government treat every american the same, which is a foundational principal of the rule of law. and i think mitt romney has to do more of that. has he been specific with his plan? he laid five out in the debate, which is more than the president did. that's why independents thought mitt romney did very, very well. >> let me ask you about one of the issues where they differ, medicare. that is a big deal in florida romney says he supports vouchers for medicare, a plan that is not very popular. how does play in florida with all those seniors? >> right now in florida, you've got about 12 million registered voters. 36
deficits. they both have a little problem with details. but there is a big, i would strike a big contrast if i was mitt romney. i would put a working state on one side and a welfare state on the other side and i would say america would be much, much better if dollars were earned instead of dollars awarded. it is time to stop rewarding our friends and punishing our enemies and having the government treat every american the same, which is a foundational principal of the rule of law. and i think...